College baseball | Ohio State rallies, tops Michigan

Sunday

Four throwing errors helped pave the way for Ohio State to erase an early deficit Saturday in a 7-3 victory over Michigan in a Big Ten game at Bill Davis Stadium.

With the Buckeyes trailing 2-0 after Carmen Benedetti's home run in the first inning, Nick Sergakis cut the deficit in half with an RBI single to score Tre' Gantt, who doubled.

The Buckeyes (34-16-1, 12-8) took control thanks in part to second baseman Ako Thomas' three errors and another by Drew Lugbauer during the third and fourth innings for the Wolverines (34-15, 12-7). Troy Montgomery reached base on an error, which scored Troy Kuhn and Ronnie Dawson in the third. In the fourth, Dawson tripled home Craig Nennig and then scored off of a throwing error, which was followed by a bunt single and three consecutive walks for a 6-2 lead.

Dawson also homered in the eighth and finished with two RBI and three runs scored.

OSU's John Havird (6-2) cruised through seven innings, allowing the two runs in the first and eight hits. He struck out nine.

Four throwing errors helped pave the way for Ohio State to erase an early deficit Saturday in a 7-3 victory over Michigan in a Big Ten game at Bill Davis Stadium.

With the Buckeyes trailing 2-0 after Carmen Benedetti's home run in the first inning, Nick Sergakis cut the deficit in half with an RBI single to score Tre' Gantt, who doubled.

The Buckeyes (34-16-1, 12-8) took control thanks in part to second baseman Ako Thomas' three errors and another by Drew Lugbauer during the third and fourth innings for the Wolverines (34-15, 12-7). Troy Montgomery reached base on an error, which scored Troy Kuhn and Ronnie Dawson in the third. In the fourth, Dawson tripled home Craig Nennig and then scored off of a throwing error, which was followed by a bunt single and three consecutive walks for a 6-2 lead.

Dawson also homered in the eighth and finished with two RBI and three runs scored.

OSU's John Havird (6-2) cruised through seven innings, allowing the two runs in the first and eight hits. He struck out nine.

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